McIntosh v. Bach
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 79 — 'Action to Recover an Attorney’s Feb and to Enforce ai Lien on Land Therefor — APPEAL FROM BREATHITT CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendant Appeals. On January 30, 1892, appellant made a written contract with Hurst land Bach, by the terms of which he agreed to pay them $200. Upon condition that they succeed in regaining for him the land in controversy in a suit pending in the Breathitt Circuit Court against appellant and others by one R. W. Barnett.
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Case 79 — 'Action to Recover an Attorney’s Feb and to Enforce ai Lien on Land Therefor — APPEAL FROM BREATHITT CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendant Appeals. On January 30, 1892, appellant made a written contract with Hurst land Bach, by the terms of which he agreed to pay them $200. Upon condition that they succeed in regaining for him the land in controversy in a suit pending in the Breathitt Circuit Court against appellant and others by one R. W. Barnett. The petition, in this action, alleges that “R. W. Barnett recovered ,a judgment for said land.” The petition further…
1Opinion of the Court
*703Opinion op the court by
JUDGE HOBSON
Appirmixg.
R. W. Barnett recovered a judgment against appellant, Nimrod McIntosh, for a tract of land. McIntosh? then employed R. A. Hurst and J. J. 0. Bach as his attorneys-to regain the land for him, and -agreed to pay them for their services $200. The contract contained this' stipulation? “But they are to receive nothing for their services unless they succeed in regaining for me the land in controversy in said suit.” He placed in their hands a refunding bond executed to Mm by Richard Combs, with W. M. Combs as surety; and they procured Combs to 'purchase…
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